if your ex is absent...

[PumpkinP]

How often does your family help out? Or do they? Obviously the kids have been off for the school holidays but I haven’t had a single break the entire time. It would have been nice if they could have atleast had them for the day so I could get something done without having to drag 4 kids around with me. They are all under the age where they can be left alone so it’s a bit of a pain having to take them everywhere. I’m just feeling down as the holidays drag so much and as ex is absent and family don’t help at all means I get no break what so ever. I’m dreading the 6 weeks and just can’t wait for them to go back. Those of you that get no break aswell how do you cope?? All my friends children see their dads so no one I know personally is in the same boat.

Never ever ever.
Never had any help so far.
How do I cope? Start enjoying kids TV.
It is difficult, planning to go out takes so much longer.
Perhaps you could pay a teenager/ student to babysit nearing bed time and havd a break?

Never ever. When DS was young enough not to be left alone the only way I could carve some “me time” was to go to bed at the same time at him, wake up at 4 and have 3 hours to myself before he woke up at 7.

Interestingly, that was also the best time of my life, was doing yoga everyday, the house was immaculate, had time to get ready without hurries and was even batch cooking... then he stopped sleeping and the paradise was over.